Chinese character 淹 yān — to flood
Stroke order of 淹
Written in 11 strokes. The grey stroke under the arrow is the one you write now: the dot shows where to start, the arrow — which way to go.
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What 淹 is made of
- 氵watermeaning
- 奄suddenlysound
Tip: 氵 hints at the meaning and 奄 at the pronunciation.
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